19th Anniversary of Digimon Tamers!

Big Cheese

It's April 1st in Japan, so time for another anniversary! Digimon Tamers began 19 years ago on April 1st, 2001.

(Various text below has been used in prior anniversary articles.)

Tamers was the first time time the anime tried a new universe, and mixed in concepts we saw in the franchise previously with some more sci-fi elements.

Fans of Tamers have always liked that slightly different feel the series had, largely brought to the table by Chiaka Konaka, and were very pleased when the show not only got a Blu-ray box last year, but a new story with it written by Konaka!

In recent years, on top of that Blu-ray box and audio drama, Tamers has gotten a number of figures (with a new GEM of Beelzebumon & Behemoth coming soon... oddly that was also true last year, but pre-orders are done, and it's simply been delayed a bit due to Coronavirus, so should be out soon!), a few anniversary D-Ark releases, plus some featured facetime in recent V-Pet releases.

Ain't got no mojo...

Tamers is where Digimon cemented it's pace in my heart. I liked Adventure and 02, but Tamers is where I KNEW Digimon would always be a part of me,
One of my fondest memories is in "The Icemon Cometh". There is a scene in which Ice Devimon shows Rika his captured Digimon. He says some belonged to Tamers, and they show Gazimon. I remember thinking"it's a sign! Gazimon is MY partner, and I have to save him!" He's been my partner ever since.